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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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advapi32.dll
RegDeleteValueW, RegQueryValueExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, OpenProcessToken, GetTokenInformation, LookupAccountSidW, ConvertSidToStringSidW, CryptGenRandom, CryptDestroyKey, AllocateAndInitializeSid, CheckTokenMembership, FreeSid, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptReleaseContext, CryptDestroyHash, CryptCreateHash, CryptHashData, CryptDeriveKey, CryptSetHashParam, CryptGetHashParam
kernel32.dll
LoadLibraryA, LocalAlloc, QueryPerformanceCounter, QueryPerformanceFrequency, GetNumberFormatW, GetLocaleInfoW, GetUserDefaultLCID, WaitForMultipleObjects, SleepEx, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, RaiseException, FindResourceW, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceExW, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetThreadLocale, GetVersionExW, CloseHandle, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedExchange, CreateFileW, Sleep, GetCurrentProcessId, FlushInstructionCache, HeapAlloc, GetCurrentProcess, GetLastError, SetProcessShutdownParameters, CreateEventW, SetPriorityClass, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, UnmapViewOfFile, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, GetCurrentThreadId, lstrcpynW, HeapReAlloc, ExitProcess, GetCommandLineW, GetStartupInfoA, GetModuleHandleA, GetVersionExA, HeapDestroy, HeapSize, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, FlushFileBuffers, GetFileSize, SetFilePointer, ReadFile, InterlockedIncrement, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, lstrcpyW, lstrcatW, InterlockedDecrement, lstrlenW, WideCharToMultiByte, WriteFile, InterlockedCompareExchange, MultiByteToWideChar, CreateMutexW, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseMutex, SetEvent, ResetEvent, CreateThread, QueueUserAPC, GetTickCount, CreateProcessW, TerminateProcess, FindClose, lstrcmpiW, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileW, lstrcmpW, LocalFree, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameW, SetLastError, GetModuleHandleW, OpenProcess, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Thread32First, Thread32Next, CreateRemoteThread, GetExitCodeProcess, GlobalMemoryStatusEx, GetFileAttributesExW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, CompareFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetSystemPowerStatus, VirtualQuery, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetTempPathW, FreeLibrary, CancelWaitableTimer, CreateWaitableTimerW, SetWaitableTimer, RtlUnwind
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize
rpcrt4.dll
UuidCreate
user32.dll
DestroyIcon, CharUpperW, TrackPopupMenuEx, GetCursorPos, UnregisterClassW, wsprintfW, SetWindowLongW, GetWindowLongW, CreateWindowExW, DestroyWindow, SendMessageW, PostMessageW, SetTimer, KillTimer, MessageBoxW, DefWindowProcW, RegisterWindowMessageW, GetClassInfoExW, LoadCursorW, RegisterClassExW, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, PostQuitMessage, GetDoubleClickTime, SetForegroundWindow, CallWindowProcW, CheckMenuRadioItem, SetMenuItemInfoW, AppendMenuW, EnableMenuItem, InsertMenuItemW, RemoveMenu, DrawMenuBar, LoadImageW, GetSystemMetrics, wvsprintfW, PeekMessageW, PostThreadMessageW, FindWindowW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, IsWindow, GetWindowPlacement, ShowWindowAsync, EnumWindows, SendMessageTimeoutW, CharLowerW, GetLastInputInfo, GetParent, IsWindowVisible, SetWindowPos, GetWindowRect, DestroyMenu, CreatePopupMenu, GetMenuItemCount

googledesktop.exe

Remove googledesktop.exe
MD5:   1d6e0db02a03455b9ffcbae7e5822ef2
SHA1:   c1023ef90961b371b6d72bdf50788f538e275c20

Overview

googledesktop.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program Google Desktop Search published by Google Inc. This particular version is usually found on Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608).

DetailsDetails

File name:googledesktop.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\google\google desktop search\googledesktop.exe
Size:117.5 KB (120,320 bytes)
Build date:7/22/2005 12:58 AM
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Google Inc
21% remove
Google Desktop was a piece of desktop search software made by Google The program allows text searches of a user's email messages, computer files, music, photos, chats, Web pages viewed, and other "Google Gadgets". A prominent feature of Google Desktop is the Sidebar, which holds several common Gadgets and resides off to one side of the desktop. The Sidebar is available with the MS Windows and GNU/Linux versions of Google Desktop. Google...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Google Desktop Search' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Google Desktop Search\GoogleDesktop.exe" /startup

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00106699%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00085913%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00020785%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:78,125 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.52 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.86 MB
Private (minimum):5.22 MB
Non-paged memory:3.52 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:48.68 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):72.19 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.86 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.91 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:68
600
GUI GDI count:25
103
GUI USER count:12
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\google\google desktop search\googledesktop.exe" /startup
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
GIGABYTE 100.00%
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